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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Health Determinants"”.
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Relationships between Household Economic Distress and Child Mental Health: Determinants, Mechanisms, and Interventions
… At the same time, child and adolescent mental health problems have reached crisis levels, yet many of them cannot access treatment. Researchers have studied how economic inequality affects mental and behavioral health, but most of this work focuses on adults rather than children. This …
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The role of health determinants in shaping youths’ health: a case study of Vhembe district, Limpopo Province
The health of youth is shaped by a variety of factors, known as health determinants. The determinants of health are the various factors that influence a person’s overall health status. These determinants can be divided into four categories: individual, social, economic, and environmental …
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Community Assessment of Cardiovascular Health and Risk Among People of Mexican Descent in Berwyn, Illinois
… understanding of selected social and physical health determinants and risk factors which may contribute to cardiovascular disease in people of Mexican descent in the community of Berwyn.</p><p>Methods: The Healthy People 2010 model for assessing a community's health status guided this study. …
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Can the right to health provide for normative guidance to combat global pandemics? Insights from the Covid-19 pandemic in Mauritius and South Africa.
… infringing on the peoples’ rights to access health facilities, essential drugs, food, shelter, water, and sanitation. The central aim of the thesis is arguing for and proposing the adoption of a human rights-based approach premised on the right to health to combating the pandemic and future …
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Social Capital and Self-rated Health: testing association with longitudinal and multilevel methodologies
… social networks and social support have better health status. However, the recent introduction of a contextual phenomenon known as social capital to the field of public health has sparked lively debate as to how it may also influence the health of individuals, if at all. Though critics have …
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What’s going on? How do New Zealand emergency nurses cope with the occupational stress that is associated working in the emergency department?
… increased workloads, organisational culture and health determinants impact on the working environment for nurses in the emergency department. This position however, has not been fully studied within the New Zealand context. This thesis sought to identify some of those factors that contribute to …
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Development and Application of Strategies for Health Impact Assessment of Projects and Policies
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a combination of procedures, methods and tools used to evaluate potential health outcomes associated with proposed projects, programs and policies. An HIA differs from other types of assessments in its consideration of both positive and negative health outcomes, …
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Health systems thinking : the need for a more critical approach
… to bring more insights and added value to health systems thinking using systems ideas. It inquires about the current state of health systems thinking, analyses different strengths of alternative systems approaches, and suggests what systems thinking can offer in order to improve the current …
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Multimodal AI for Hospital Readmission Prediction Among Older Adults
… by using the most available data in Electronic Health Records (EHR). This work uses various fusion strategies and integrates structured EHR data, temporal physiological measurements and unstructured clinical narratives in various fusion models to construct a holistic view of each patient. This …
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Tai Chi for Older Adults: Improving Physical and Psychological Health Through a Community-Based Tai Chi Program and Identifying Barriers to Participation
… Categories included physical and mental health, time of day, socialization, program pairing, accessibility and appropriate leadership/teacher. Results of the second objective showed significant improvements in both upper and lower body strength, low back flexibility, and the Short-Form …
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An examination of the use of endoscopy screening tests for colorectal cancer among African American medicare beneficiaries in the northwest region of Louisiana
… as much as 60% through screening (CDC, 2011c). Health or CRC disparities are not new phenomena, but the causes and determinants can be quite complex among AA population groups throughout the US. The health of African Americans typically lags behind their white counterparts both nationally and in …
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Work and family roles, gender, socioeconomic status and health : a study of employed Canadian men and women
… from Statistics Canada's National Population Health Survey, the present study investigated the psychosocial determinants of health status among employed Canadian adults. The results are presented in three interrelated papers. The first paper highlights the patterning of health among Canadians …
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A Systems Analysis Approach to Colorectal Cancer Screening Access In the Northwest Territories
… rest of the country. Understanding the complex health system processes involved in screening is necessary to develop informed solutions to improve screening access amongst marginalized populations. A systems approach to describe and understand the health care processes and system-level factors …
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Effects of Outdoor Access and Season on Mastitis Pathogen Distribution and Milk Quality Parameters in Dairy Herds in Western Canada
… production systems, housing practices, and udder health determinants, (2) a multi-pathogen epidemiologic study evaluating associations between pathogen distribution and housing system, province, and season in AB and BC herds, and (3) a general discussion integrating biological mechanisms, regional …
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A Quantitative Study of Social Capital Components, Self-Reported Health Status and Social Determinants of Health
… engagement and collective action) and selected determinants of health variables in Niagara Region, Canada. Among the four components of social capital, trust and safety levels were highest among all participants (m=5.42, SD=1.0), with community engagement yielding the lowest mean score for the …
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Statistical modeling of longitudinal survey data with binary outcomes
… used in the longitudinal National Population Health Survey (NPHS). This on-going survey collects information on health determinants and outcomes in a sample of the general Canadian population. This dissertation compares the model-based and design-based approaches used to determine the risk …
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Creating healthier populations: an assessment of the use of data on social determinants of health to inform decision-making in eight countries
… Foundation-Boston University Commission on Health Determinants, Data, and Decision-Making (3-D Commission). The dissertation assessed public views of what matters for health, the degree of incorporation of SDoH in Covid-19 decision-making, and the mental health consequences of SDoH …
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Cumulative Effects on Human Health within the Hydroelectric Sector: A Case Study of Manitoba Hydro
… surrounding biophysical environment and on the health and well-being of local communities. The impacts of those activities may be insignificant individually, yet together may have an important cumulative effect. The impacts of hydroelectric development on human health and well-being have been …
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Neuroimaging and neurocognitive assessment of PTSD and MDD in a South African community setting
… and associated brain dysfunction, relative to healthy controls, and these effects will be amplified in patients with both disorders. Methods: This dissertation was undertaken within the Drakenstein Child Health Study, a study exploring child health determinants in mother-infant dyads from the …
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Mental health of transgender people in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Inequities, minority stress, and protective factors
… Aotearoa/New Zealand Trans and Non-Binary Health Survey recruited a total of 1,178 transgender people aged 14 or older (Mage = 29.5) who lived in Aotearoa/New Zealand. This comprehensive survey included mental health measures from Aotearoa/New Zealand population-based surveys, as well as …
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